From b1a07a0e6c43b4cf5e29dc5973e9321c079185a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:23:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Emacs is now lightweight compared to many apps --- entries/computron.txt | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/entries/computron.txt b/entries/computron.txt index 5cd2d89..c0dce02 100644 --- a/entries/computron.txt +++ b/entries/computron.txt @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ computron /kompyootron`/ , n. 1. [common] A notional unit of computing power combining instruction speed and storage capacity, dimensioned roughly in instructions-per-second times megabytes-of-main-store times -megabytes-of-mass-storage. That machine can't run GNU Emacs, it doesn't have -enough computrons! This usage is usually found in metaphors that treat +megabytes-of-mass-storage. This usage is usually found in metaphors that treat computing power as a fungible commodity good, like a crop yield or diesel horsepower. See bitty box , Get a real computer! , toy , crank. 2. A mythical subatomic particle that bears the unit quantity of computation or @@ -22,4 +21,3 @@ room: the computrons there have been all used up by the other hardware. (The popularity of this theory probably owes something to the Warlock stories by Larry Niven, the best known being What Good is a Glass Dagger? , in which magic is fueled by an exhaustible natural resource called mana. -